Cuff-holder



(No Model.)

S. V. THOMAS.

GUPF HOLDER.

No. 400,144. Patented Mam. Z6, 1889.y

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ATENT ,CUFF-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 400,144, dated March26, 1889.

' Application filed August 2l, 1888. Serial No. 283,391. (No model.)

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, STEPHEN V. THOMAS, of \Vestranch,in the county ofOgemaw and State of Michigan, have invented a new and useful Improvementin Cuff-Holders, of which the following is a specification.

This invention belongs to cuff-holders, having for its obj ect to permitof the ready attachment and detachment of the holder and the effectivefastening or securing of the same; and to these ends the nature of theinvention consists of a contrivance or device adapted to pass throughthe eyes or loops of the cuffbuttons, and which has an offset orshoulder that springs past the eye or loop of one cuffbutton, while thatportion of the contrivance upon the opposite side of the button eye orloop to that occupied by the offset or shoulder is provided with aspring, which ilexes or bowsoutward to take the shoulder or offset outof alignment with the button eye or loop, and in the detailedconstruction or organization of the device as an entirety, allsubstantially as hereinafter more fully set forth and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a sectional view of a cuffwith my invention applied thereto, which, however, is shown in sideview. Fig. 2 is a detailed perspective vev of the holder proper.

In the embodiment of my invention l form the holder proper, A,preferably of wire, doubling it upon itself into two lengths orportions, a c. The inner end of one portion or length a is provided withan open eye or socket, a', and then carried beyond said eye or socket ashort distance, as at c2, at right angles to itself, said right-angledor transverse portion a terminating in a second open eye or socket, a3.The other portion or length a of the holder A is extended through andbeyond the open eye or socket a of the opposite portion, a. It is nextlooped or coiled into a spring, as at at, it then being returned orextended, so asto form a pin of its remaining length, being furnishedwith a fine or pointed free end, which engages with or is received intothe eye or socket a2 of said opposite portion, a. Thus far, however,nothing new has been disclosed.

The holder A is formed a short distance outward from its inner end witha shoulder or offset, E, which stands just forward of the eye of theinner button, while alittle distance back of or inward from saidshoulder or offset it is provided with a spring, C. The spring C isproduced is this instance by forming each length or portion a of theholder A with a lateral arm or loop deiected or inclined outward anddownward, whereby, with its outer ends resting upon the cuff, the holderis held slightly away from the cuff at this point.

In applying my invention for use the forward or outer end of the holderis iirstpassed through the eye or loop of the inner button of the cuff,it being next passed through the eye or loop of the outer button, and asit is forced or shoved home the shoulder or offset B will also passthrough the loop or eye of the inner button, immediately after which theaction of the spring C will' throw the holder slightly away from thecuff, which will project and hold the shoulder or offset beyond the eyeor loop of the inner button, and thus effectively secure the holder inplace against accidental displacement.

In removing the holder it is only necessary to press the same toward thecuff with the thumb, a finger being applied oppositely to the outside ofthe cuff or inner button, when the shoulder or offset B will bepermitted to assume simultaneously with the compression or flattening ofthe spring C a position that will allow it to pass through the eye orloop of the inner button. Now, by pullinginward upon the holder the sameis readily withdrawn.

The holder A, as above described, has a pin or means to connect it withthe shirt sleeve or with the lining' of the coat-sleeve, if desired.

This invention, it will therefore be seen, is capable of readyattachment and detachment, while it is automatically fastened in place.It is obvious that the contrivance can also be made or stamped fromspring plate metal.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. The cuff-holder herein described, adapted to fit in the eyes or loopsof a cuff-button, and having an offset or shoulder that springs past IOOthe eye or loop oli' one button, mid is provided upon the oppositesideof snid eye or loop with zt Spring that flexes o'r bows outward tohold said offset or shoulder out of alignment with the button eye orloop, substantially :is Set forth.

2. The eullholder herein described formed of :1y wire douhlinguponitself into two lengths or portions, eneh formed with an offset orshoulder and e Short distance from said offset or shoulder with lateralarms or loops defleeted or inclined outward and downward and jointlyi'orlni ng; n` Spring, Substantially :is specified.

3. The euffholderconsisting of 2L wire douh ling; upon itself into twolengths or portions, each formed with an offset or Shoulder, and a shortdistance from Sayid .shoulder or offset with lnternl mns or loopsdeflected or inclined outward and downward zuid jointly forming nspring', one length or portion having its inner end formed with ainopen. eye or loop and thence extended laterally and terminating in anend eye or loop, while the other portion. or length is extended throughsaid 'end eye or loop oli' the opposite portion or length and beyond thesaine, and provided with a spring'- pin engngingwith the other eye orloop of the opposite port-icm or length, substantially :is specified.

S'IIQP] IEN V. 'lHOMA Witnesses:

0.1?. HUNEYWEL'1 J'. D. WILSON

